(1) The State Treasurer shall (a) act as treasurer of the retirement system and the official custodian of the cash and securities belonging to such retirement system, (b) provide adequate safe deposit facilities for the preservation of such securities, and (c) hold such cash and securities subject to the order of the council.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 79-986

  • Administrator: means any certified employee such as superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, assistant principal, school nurse, or other supervisory or administrative personnel who do not have as a primary duty the instruction of pupils in the public schools. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • School: means a school under the jurisdiction of a school board authorized by Chapter 79. See Nebraska Statutes 79-101
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) The school district and the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems, as applicable, shall receive all items of taxes or cash belonging to the retirement system as specified in the Class V School Employees Retirement Act and shall deposit in banks approved by the State Treasurer all such amounts in trust or custodial accounts. Notwithstanding any limitations elsewhere imposed by statute on the location of the retirement system’s depository bank, such limitations shall not apply to the use of depository banks for the custody of the system’s cash, securities, and other investments.

(3) The State Treasurer as treasurer of the retirement system shall make payments to the school district upon request of the administrator of a retirement system provided for under the Class V School Employees Retirement Act and as directed by the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems. The school district shall use payments received from the State Treasurer to make payments for purposes specified in the Class V School Employees Retirement Act.

(4) Beginning September 1, 2024, the State Treasurer as treasurer of the retirement system shall disburse money from funds in his or her custody belonging to the retirement system for the purposes specified in the Class V School Employees Retirement Act. The State Treasurer, along with the Director of Administrative Services, shall make such disbursements upon vouchers signed by a person authorized by the retirement board.

(5) All banks and custodians which receive and hold securities and investments for the retirement system may hold and evidence such securities by book entry account rather than obtaining and retaining the original certificate, indenture, or governing instrument for such security.

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